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The Bush Administration suffered a crushing defeat this week … according to the mainstream media. Front pages across the nation reported that the president "bowed" to the wishes of the Supreme Court and "reversed" his long-standing policy for handling military detainees, including those held in Guantanamo.
Analysis of the ICRC's updated Commentaries to the Geneva Convention for Prisoners of War (POWs).
“Persons taking no active part in hostilities, including members of armed forces who have laid down their arms and those placed hors de combat by sickness, wounds, detention, or any other cause, shall in all circumstances be treated humanely, without any adverse distinction founded on race, color, religion or faith, sex, birth or wealth, or
A number of leading medical professionals and a US lawyer have written an open letter pointing out that the Israeli occupation authorities continue to block the passage of vital medical supplies to th...